Stovepipe-holder.



No. 864,587. PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

W. WYATT. STOVEPIPE D APPLICATION FILE j aim UNITED STATES WILLIAMWYATT, OF LIMA, OHIO.

STOVEPIPE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed December 10,1906. Serial No. 347,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WYATT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe Holders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in stope pipe holders.

The object of the invention is to provide a stove pipe holder adapted tobe applied to a flue to hold the end of the stove pipe in place in thepipe hole to prevent the pipe from slipping out or from being slippedback too far into the flue.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be here inaiter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a sectional view through achimney and flue, showing the application of the holder thereto and tothe end of a stove pipe to hold the same in place; Fig. 2 is a sectionalview through a pipe, showing the holder in end elevation; and Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the holder.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the holder, whichis here shown and is preferably formed of two strands of wire twistedtogether, as shown at 2. The strands of wire between the twists 2 areseparated or spaced apart, as shown at 3. The spaced strands of wirebetween the twists 2 form the pipe hole engaging portion 4 of theholder, said portion being bent upwardly at right angles near one of thetwists, as shown at 5. The twisted portion of said upwardlybent end isbent downwardly onto the portion 5, after which the ends of the wirebeyond the twists are bent to form a pipe engaging hook or band 6. Inthe ends of the wire strands forming the pipe engaging band are' formedoffset coils 7, through which a clamping bolt 8 is adapted to beinserted. A nut 9 is screwed onto the bolt 8, thereby drawing the coils7 together and tightly clamping the hook or band 6 into engagement withthe stove pipe. The twists 2 at the opposite end of the pipe holeengaging portion 4 are bent upwardly at right angles to said portion andthe ends of the wire at the upper end 01": said twisted portion are thenbent downwardly on each side of the latter and project below the pipeengaging portion, as shown. The ends of the wire which project below thepipe hole portion 4 are bent slightly forward to form a stop 10 toreceive the inner end of the pipe, thereby limiting the inward movementof the same and preventing the pipe from being pushed too far into thechimney flue.

When the holder is arranged in place, the upwardlybent twisted ends ofthe same are adapted to engage the outer wall of the chimney adjacent tothe outer end of the pipe hole and the wall of the flue adjacent to theinner end of the hole, thereby supporting the holder in place. When theholder has been thus arranged in the flue the end of the stove pipeisslipped through the band 6 until the inner end of the same is inengage ment with the stop 10, after which the nut 9 is tightened up onthe bolt 8 to clamp the hoop or band 6 into tight engagement with thepipe, thereby preventing the casual withdrawal of the same from the pipehole. The stop on the inner end of the holder prevents the pipe frombeing pushed into the flue and thereby interfering with the draft of thechimney.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined by theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A stove pipe holder formed 01 two wire rods twisted together to form apipe hole engaging portion, upwardlyhent wall engaging" portions formedat the ends of said pipe hole portion of the holder to engage the outerwall 01' the chimney and the wall of the flue, a clamping band formed onone end of said pipe hole portion, coils formed on the ends of saidband, a clamping bolt and nut arranged in said coils, whereby the bandis clamped into engagement with the pipe, and a downwardly andinwardlyprojecting stop portion formed on the opposite end of the holderto receive the inner end of the pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of thesubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM WYATT.

Witnesses W. .T. RICHIE, Jnnns 1". HALL, CLARENCE C. MILLER.

